Thread: Buying the latest Paperwhite... jailbreak, calibre?
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Old 11-25-2015, 11:42 AM   #2
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Hi all, I'm planning to buy my girlfriend a kindle paperwhite for christmas--

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QJE3MGU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&cre ativeASIN=B00QJE3MGU&linkCode=as2&tag=cloint-20&linkId=UONRGKDLDE6LWIZP

here are my questions:

is it still possible to jailbreak it using only a USB cable, and add screensavers.
Can i use it with calibre (like I can with my paperwhite 2) to read mobi file formats?

I'm worried that the latest Paperwhite might be really locked down, so I'll either buy a used Paperwhite 2, or, if you say that the New Paperwhite is fine, I'll get that.

Thanks!
That is called a PW-3 here.

No.

No.

It is not locked down against using the serial port to jail break it.

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No hope there, all of the touch screen Kindles (except the original K5 touch) are running the 5.6.x series firmware.
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